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Biographical Information: Hagiography

The most comprehensive source collection for hagiographical research is Acta sanctorum quotquot toto orbe coluntur... It has been supplemented by a periodical titled Analecta Bollandiana, an index for which is available in storage: Analecta bollandiana. Table générale des articles publiés en 80 ans: 1882-1961. Other specialized collections can provide more extensive information. Ready reference sources such as Butler's lives of the Saints and the Penguin Dictionary of Saints provide succinct biographical accounts.

A collection of documents examining the lives of saints, this database contains the complete printed text of the Acta Sanctorum, from the edition published in sixty-eight volumes by the Societe des Bollandistes in Antwerp and Brussels.

Paris : V. Palmé, 1845-.Often cited as AASS. A vast collection of the biographies of saints, including their writings, with commentary and annotations. Arranged by saints' days.Van Pelt Library Yarnall Collection: BX4655 .A2 1863 Second copy in Rare Book Library.

Searchable database of lives of 8-10th century Byzantine saints. Some records provide links to fulltext online works while others only provide a citation to the relevant issue of Bibliotheca Hagiographica Graeca. All records provide basic bio-bibliographical information.